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How Postmodern Finance Explains Trumpism
Good old Trump-and-Dump Economics
Mar 27
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Virginia Heffernan
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Trump, the Memecoin
As Trump’s empty stock opens, it’s clear the clothes have no emperor
Mar 26
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Meet Jeffrey Yass, Trump's Getaway Car
Will Trump beat the new buzzer and get the $175 million to his bookie by April 4, in time to start his hush-money trial on April 15? Probably. According…
Mar 25
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Virginia Heffernan
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Part II: Ben Hart, the Breakdancing Bitcoin Shill
Looking for Part I? Click here. Like thousands of Elon fanboys and Russian trolls, Ben Hart is tweeting about bloodbaths this week. Under the handle…
Mar 19
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Virginia Heffernan
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The Mystery of Heebie-Jeebies
The human senses never cease detecting things the brain finds a way to dread
Mar 16
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Virginia Heffernan
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From Burke to MAGA: The Conservative Catastrophe
A tale of two conservatives, Part I: Jeffrey Hart
Mar 13
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Virginia Heffernan
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The Bide Adudes
The Bide adudes. That’s what I woke up thinking after last night’s State of the Union. Like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and a consensus of…
Mar 8
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Virginia Heffernan
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The Very, Very Nice Robot
How AI might kill us with kindness
Mar 7
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Virginia Heffernan
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How Believing It’s a Good World Might Protect You
If you were lucky enough to have social studies teachers who fled Europe during the Third Reich or served in World War II, you may have had a public…
Mar 4
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What the Beep?
The beep is an ingenious creation. Like the railroad toot but unlike an old telephone ring, beeps have both a distinct start and finish, marked by the…
Mar 2
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Virginia Heffernan
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February 2024
'Dawn Breaks; War Breaks Out'
The whole sun seems to be dying but that’s only because my father is. The solar system will go on. My father is my sun, probably like the fathers of so…
Feb 26
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Biden Proved Me Wrong
I didn’t expect it either. I condemned Biden as a spent geezer in 2020. The experiences of his life just seemed at steep odds with those of most voters…
Feb 23
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